Certificates of Advanced Study

Upskill and Differentiate Yourself in a Competitive Job Market

Through flexible certificate programs, you can expand your technical expertise with highly marketable skills and enter a new field where hiring is strong and experts like you are in demand. There are a number of ways you can take the next step in your career with a certificate program. 

• For no additional coursework supplement your master’s degree with targeted electives aligned with one of our four certificate programs. 
• Start your journey at the iSchool with a certificate program, and in as few as six months add new technical skills to your resume. 
• Upon completing a certificate program, apply your credits towards a master’s degree to continue to upskill and advance your career.

Certificate of advanced study programs include:

Certificate of Advanced Study in Data Science

The CAS in Data Science is a 15-credit, graduate-level certificate that equips students with a mixture of technical and theoretical skills in the field of data science. Curriculum for the CAS in Data Science can be tailored to fit each student’s career goals.

Areas of study include:

Coursework:

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Required Core Coursework - 6 credits

• Data Administration Concepts and Database Administration
• Introduction to Data Science

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Electives - 9 Credits

• Information Visualization
• Information Sysytems Analysis
• Data Warehouse
• Data Analytics
• Scripting for Data Analysis
• Natural Language Processing
• Text Mining
• Advanced Database Administration Concepts and Database Management
• Quantitative Reasoning
• Data Analysis and Decision Making
• Business Analytics

Certificate of Advanced Study in Information Security Management

The CAS in Information Security Management is a 15-credit, graduate-level certificate that offers coursework in information security technology, policy, risk management and evaluation.

Students learn to:

Coursework:

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Required Core Coursework - 3 credits

• Introduction to Information Security

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Secondary Focus Areas - 6 Credits

Management Security

• Enterprise Risk Management

Technology Security

• Leading Issues in Information Security
• Applied Information Security

Information Studies - 6 Credits

• Information Policy
• Data Administration Concepts and Database Administration
• Internship — Information Management

Certificate of Advanced Study in Enterprise Technology Leadership

The CAS in Enterprise Technology Leadership (ETL) is a 15-credit, graduate-level certificate featuring an interdisciplinary curriculum designed by the School of Information Studies and the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. The ETL certificate fits the needs of working professionals in a variety of fields who are working toward or aspire to be in technology leadership roles. The ETL certificate is also designed to assist companies in cultivating technology leadership within their organization.

Coursework:

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Required Core Coursework - 6 credits

All students must take Leadership in Organizations or Strategic Management and Management Information Systems Projects or Introduction to Data Science.

• Leadership in Organizations
• Strategic Management of Information Resources
• Managing Information Systems Projects
• Introduction to Data Science

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Electives - 9 Credits

Applied Data Science

• Introduction to Information Security
• Data Administration Concepts and Database Management
• Data Analytics
• Big Data Analytics

Information Management

• Enterprise Risk Management
• Information Systems Analysis
• Data Administration Concepts and Database Management

Management in Business Administration

• Microeconomics
• Financial Accounting
• Managerial Accounting
• Introduction to IT and E-Commerce
• Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Marketing Management
• Strategic Management

Certificate of Advanced Study in School Media

The CAS in School Media is a 21-credit certificate program for those who already possess an accredited master's degree in library and information science and want certification as a school library media specialist.

Students must first undergo a thorough review of their graduate library science degree transcript to determine if the core graduate and undergraduate course requirements have been fulfilled. If all requirements have not been met, additional courses will be required.

Coursework:

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Required Core Coursework - 18 credits

• Accessible Library and Information Services
• Information Technologies in Educational Organizations
• Youth Services in Libraries and Information Centers
• Managing a School Library
• Motivating 21st-Century Learning
• Literacy Through School Libraries

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Exit Requirements - 3 Credits

• School Media Practicum

Fieldwork:

School media students must complete a total of 100 (noncredit) hours of fieldwork in elementary and secondary school libraries before their first practicum experience. A minimum of 15 hours must be with students with special needs.